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Alive in the Merciful Country (Standalone) was the most recently released book by A.L. Kennedy, on January 9th, 2025.

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A.L. Kennedy Stats: The most read book by A.L. Kennedy on Book Notification is Everything You Need, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Original Bliss, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of A.L. Kennedy books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Uncle Shawn and Bill Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Almost Entirely Unplanned Adventure
2017
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2
The Pajimminy-Crimminy Unusual Adventure
2019
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3
The Not One Tiny Bit Lovey-Dovey Moon Adventure
2019
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4
The Great Big Purple Underwater Underpants Adventure
2020
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Looking for the Possible Dance
1994
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2
8
So I Am Glad
1995
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3
8
Original Bliss
1997
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4
6
Everything You Need
1999
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5
Paradise
2004
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6
Day
2007
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7
The Blue Book
2011
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8
Serious Sweet
2016
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9
Great Expectations
2024
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10
Alive in the Merciful Country
2025
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Little Snake
2016
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Night Geometry And The Garscadden Trains
1991
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2
Now That You're Back
1994
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3
Tea and Biscuits
1996
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4
Indelible Acts
2002
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5
All the Rage
2014
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6
We Are Attempting to Survive Our Time
2020
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
What Becomes
2009
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2
On Bullfighting
2010
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3
On Writing
2013
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List of BFI Film Classics Books in Publication Order

Arguments for the classic status of landmark films.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Napoleon: Abel Gance's Classic Film (By: Kevin Brownlow)
1982
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2
The Seventh Seal (By: Melvyn Bragg)
1993
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3
L'Atalante (By: Marina Warner)
1993
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4
It's a Gift (By: Simon Louvish)
1994
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5
Things to Come (By: Christopher Frayling)
1995
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6
The Big Sleep (By: David Thomson)
1997
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7
The Thing (By: Anne Billson)
1997
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8
The Birds (By: Camille Paglia)
1998
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9
Crash (By: Iain Sinclair)
1999
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10
Sanshô Dayû (By: Dudley Andrew)
1999
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11
Titanic (By: David M. Lubin)
2000
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12
Belle de Jour (By: Michael Wood)
2001
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13
The Manchurian Candidate (By: Greil Marcus)
2002
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14
The Exorcist (By: Mark Kermode)
2003
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15
Kind Hearts and Coronets (By: Michael Newton)
2003
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16
The Matrix (By: Joshua Clover)
2004
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17
City Lights (By: Charles J. Maland)
2007
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18
Ratcatcher (By: Annette Kuhn)
2008
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19
2001: A Space Odyssey (By: Peter Krämer)
2010
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20
The Best Years of Our Lives (By: Sarah Kozloff)
2011
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21
Meshes of the Afternoon (By: John David Rhodes)
2011
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22
Caché (By: Catherine Wheatley)
2012
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23
Spirited Away (By: Andrew Osmond)
2014
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24
The Shawshank Redemption (By: Mark Kermode)
2019
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25
The Silence of the Lambs (By: Yvonne Tasker)
2019
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26
Silent Running (By: Mark Kermode)
2019
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27
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
2020
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28
The Big Lebowski (By: J.M. Tyree)
2020
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29
Fear Eats the Soul (By: Laura Cottingham)
2020
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List of Doctor Who Game Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Doctor Who and the Rebel's Gamble (By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1986
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2
Doctor Who and the Vortex Crystal ( By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1986
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3
The Ghosts of Gralstead & The Devil's Armada (By: Marc Platt)
2014
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4
The Drosten's Curse
2015
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5
The Ghost Trap (By: Nick Wallace)
2015
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6
The Genesis Chamber (By: Marc Platt)
2016
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7
The Helm of Awe (By: Marc Platt)
2017
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8
How to Win Planets and Influence People (By: James Goss)
2017
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9
The Mind Runners (By: John Dorney)
2018
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10
The Demon Rises (By: John Dorney)
2018
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11
The Sons of Kaldor (By: John Dorney)
2018
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12
The Crowmarsh Experiment (By: John Dorney)
2018
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13
Scratchman (By: James Goss, Tom Baker)
2019
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List of Doctor Who: Time Trips Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Death Pit
2013
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2
Into the Nowhere
2014
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3
Keeping Up with the Joneses
2014
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4
Salt of the Earth
2014
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5
A Handful of Stardust
2014
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6
The Bog Warrior
2014
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7
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller
2014
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8
The Anti-Hero
2014
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List of New Writing Scotland Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Day I Met the Queen Mother (By: Janice Galloway)
1990
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2
Pig Squealing (By: Hamish Whyte, Janice Galloway, Iain Crichton Smith, Dilys Rose, Raymond Friel)
1992
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3
The Ghost of Liberace
1993
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4
Full Strength Angels ( By: Kathleen Jamie)
1996
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5
Some Sort of Embrace ( By: Kathleen Jamie)
1997
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6
With Their Best Clothes On (By: Susie Maguire)
2018
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7
Sound of an Iceberg (By: Susie Maguire)
2019
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List of A.L. Kennedy Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
New Writing 9
2000
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2
Freedom
2009
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3
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8
2011
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4
Here
2012
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5
Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future
2013
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6
Doctor Who: Time Trips
2014
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7
The Forward Book of Poetry 2016
2015
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A.L. Kennedy

A.L. Kennedy was born on October 22nd, 1965 and is currently 60 years old. A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee, Scotland.

A.L. Kennedy has written 10 standalone novels, starting with Looking for the Possible Dance in 1994. The most recently released novel was Alive in the Merciful Country, which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming standalone novels by A.L. at this time.

A.L. Kennedy has also written the Short Story Collections series which has 6 books including Night Geometry And The Garscadden Trains and Now That You're Back.

A.L. Kennedy: Awards & Accolades

Kennedy's book, Day was nominated for the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, Fiction, in 2008.

Related Authors

Fans of A.L. Kennedy also enjoy these authors:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Ken Follett, author of the Kingsbridge Series.
  3. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  4. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  5. Philip K. Dick, author of the Blade Runner Series.

A.L. Kennedy: F.A.Q

When was A.L. Kennedy Born? How old is A.L. Kennedy?

A.L. Kennedy was born on October 22nd, 1965. A.L. Kennedy is currently 60 years old.

Where was A.L. Kennedy Born?

A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee, Scotland, .

What was the first book A.L. Kennedy wrote?

The first book written by A.L. Kennedy was Night Geometry And The Garscadden Trains, published in 1991.

What was the most recent book A.L. Kennedy wrote?

Their most recently released work was Alive in the Merciful Country on January 9th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by A.L. Kennedy?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular A.L. Kennedy book is Everything You Need. Here are their most popular books:
  1. Everything You Need (6)
  2. Original Bliss (8)
  3. So I Am Glad (8)

Are there upcoming new books by A.L. Kennedy?

A.L. Kennedy does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has A.L. Kennedy written?

A.L. Kennedy has written 28 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in the Uncle Shawn and Bill Series
  • 10 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 6 Short Story Collections
  • 3 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the BFI Film Classics Series
  • 1 book in the Doctor Who Game Series
  • 1 book in the Doctor Who: Time Trips Series
  • 1 book in the New Writing Scotland Series

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